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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Osiris Egyptian (ranked 144 p4p, 101 weight class) and Ephram Urani (ranked 21 p4p, 15 weight class). Ephram Urani has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Osiris Egyptian's chin.

Egyptian
vs
Urani

185 cm
36
160
28 - 14 - 1

165 cm
37
158
32 - 18 - 2

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Osiris Egyptian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 18 - 2, fighting out of New York, Ephram Urani!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Paul Tew and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egyptian pivots, looking for a leg kick but Urani is out of range and Egyptian settles back down.
Urani checks a leg kick.
Egyptian misses with an uppercut
and Egyptian takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Osiris Egyptian has been cut.
Egyptian jabs at Urani's body.
Urani takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Urani steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Egyptian.
Urani checks a leg kick.
Urani closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Egyptian avoids the head kick by Urani.
Some wild striking there from Egyptian.
Urani lands with a nice body kick.
Urani throws a jab when Egyptian was well out of range.
Egyptian feints and then cracks Urani's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Urani down.
Egyptian connects with a body shot that sends Urani's belly button to the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egyptian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Egyptian cracks Urani with a good jab.
Urani goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Egyptian throws a big shot that misses.
Egyptian takes one on the button.
Egyptian connects with a leg kick.
Urani smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Egyptian is rocked!
Egyptian cracks Urani with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Urani takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Urani misses with a body punch
and Egyptian connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Egyptian has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Lab in the buildup to the fight.
Egyptian lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Urani closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Urani feints and then cracks Egyptian's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Egyptian down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urani throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Egyptian sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Egyptian misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Urani.
Osiris Egyptian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egyptian throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Urani on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Egyptian connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Urani momentarily.
Urani connects with a body shot.
Egyptian scores with a nice right hand.
Egyptian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Urani is out of range.
Egyptian just misses with a punch to the body.
Egyptian takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Egyptian misses with a wild combination.
Egyptian digs a good body shot into Urani's ribs.
Egyptian is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

Urani closes the distance and clinches.
Egyptian looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian misses with some punches.
Urani lands with a light punch inside.
Urani tries a body shot but Egyptian blocks it.

Urani ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Urani no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Egyptian sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Urani wants to sweep here but Egyptian controlling him for the moment.

Urani is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Egyptian is aware though and is defending well.
Urani is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Urani has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Egyptian is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Urani.
Urani is looking to regain half guard here but Egyptian keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Urani is trying to control Egyptian's posture but Egyptian avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Osiris Egyptian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Osiris Egyptian's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Egyptian scores with a jab to the jaw.
Egyptian throws a good cross that connects.
Urani takes one to the chin there.
Egyptian is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Egyptian misses with a low kick.
Urani lands with a straight right. Egyptian didn't see that one coming.
Urani slips a straight right by Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Urani on the side of the head.
Urani has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Urani there as he acknowledges the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Urani.
Urani slips a straight right by Egyptian.
Egyptian tests Urani's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Urani takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Egyptian.
Egyptian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Egyptian sets himself, and Urani steps forward looking for the clinch! Egyptian avoids it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urani on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A good leg kick by Egyptian.
Egyptian jabs Urani to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Egyptian bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Urani's head backwards.
A telegraphed right hand from Egyptian misses the target.
Urani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a chopping leg kick but Urani manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Urani takes one on the button.
Egyptian steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Urani.
Egyptian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Urani can do to turn this around?
Egyptian throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Egyptian misses the jab.
Urani tries to counter by closing the distance.
Urani throws a hook but Egyptian avoids it easily.
Egyptian bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Urani's head.
Egyptian throws a looping overhand right but Urani ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Urani misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Urani's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Egyptian connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Urani scrambles back to his feet.
Urani takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Egyptian throws a jab but it's blocked by Urani.
Egyptian looks to land a combination but Urani avoids it well.
Urani looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Urani throws a push kick but Egyptian slaps the foot to one side.
Egyptian was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Egyptian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Urani counters with a good low kick that Egyptian was not able to check.
Urani throws a predictable looking body shot
and Urani takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Egyptian throws a body shot but no joy.
Urani has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Egyptian throws the left hand but Urani avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Urani was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Egyptian thows a leg kick but Urani checks it

and Urani counters by moving into the clinch.
Urani softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Egyptian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Urani is defending well for now.
Egyptian misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani presses Egyptian against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Egyptian manages to break the clinch.
Urani tries a head kick but it misses.
Egyptian throwing a counter right hand but Urani manages to avoid it.
Egyptian avoids the body shot from Urani.
Urani looks to land a body kick but Egyptian moved away.
Urani throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Urani lands with a hook. Egyptian tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Urani takes a swing at Egyptian's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Egyptian on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Egyptian misses with a right hand
and Urani makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Egyptian throws a series of punches but Urani moves out of range.
Egyptian throws a series of punches but Urani moves out of range.
Urani unleashes a big counter combination but Egyptian bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Urani ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Urani gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Egyptian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Egyptian connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Egyptian with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Egyptian. That's going to slow Urani down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egyptian scores with a jab.
Egyptian catches Urani with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Egyptian is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urani.
Urani pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Urani ducks under a wild hook from Egyptian.
Egyptian throws a low kick but Urani avoids it.
Urani follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Egyptian cracks Urani with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Egyptian misses with a body shot.
Osiris Egyptian is winning the standup battle so far.
Egyptian dips to his left and cracks Urani with an uppercut!
Urani takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Urani connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Urani cracks Egyptian with a big right hand and Egyptian goes down!
Oh Egyptian is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Urani trying to control the position from guard on top but Egyptian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Osiris Egyptian dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Osiris Egyptian's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Urani drops his shoulder and cracks Egyptian with a huge uppercut! Egyptian goes down! Can Urani finish him?
Urani is looking to advance position but Egyptian has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Urani has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Egyptian looking to control and managing it successfully.
Urani is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Egyptian seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urani is still trying to improve position.
Urani wants to control but Egyptian is having none of it.
Egyptian prevents Urani from getting the reversal.
Egyptian controlling from the full mount.
Egyptian tries to control but Urani wriggling away.
Urani tries to hold on but Egyptian postures up.
Ephram Urani has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Egyptian content just to control the position here.
Egyptian will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Urani is wriggling around trying to escape.
Egyptian tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Urani is in all sorts of trouble here.
Urani tries to hold on but Egyptian pushes him away.
Osiris Egyptian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani is working to get back to half guard.
Urani keeps trying to improve his position.
Urani is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egyptian takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Urani is looking to improve his position but Egyptian isn't that keen on the idea.
Osiris Egyptian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Urani is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Osiris Egyptian.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Egyptian, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osiris Egyptian!
Osiris Egyptian bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.